Parcel or cash carrier



(No Model.)

. J. P. MUIR.

PARCEL 0R CASH CARRIER.

Patented Nov. 29, 1887.

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U ITED STAT S PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN F. MUIR, ,OF-TOPEKA, KANSAS.

PARCEL OR CASH CARRIER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 373.998, dated November 29, 1887.

Application filed June/15, 1887. Serial No. 241,422. (No model.)

To all whom z'o' may concern:

Be it known'that I, 'JoHN F.-MUIR, a citizen of the United States, residing at Topeka, in the county of Shawnee and State of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Mail, Parcel, or Cash Carriers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to a device for carrying mail to or from a street or sidewalk to a house, or parcels, packages, or cash in business-houses, and is especially designed as an improvement on the devices shown in my application filed March 29, 1887, Serial No. 232,895. 1

The invention will be hereinafter described, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification, Figure 1 is a side view of myimproved structure; Fig. 2, aplan; and Fig. 3 is a detail perspective.

Reference being had to the drawings and the letters marked thereon, A B represent posts provided with suitable bases, a, for securing them to'the floor or ceiling of a building or other suitable support.

The posts A are made of tubular metal, and to the end of each post is attached a plnmbers four-way coupling, 1), in the form of a cross. From the horizontal arms of the cross project short studs 0 d, to which are secured arms 6 f, which extend out from the posts, and tothe bent ends 9 h are'attached one end of coiled springs i k. The opposite ends of the springs are attached to a bar, Z,which crosses the wire 0, and. may be bent, slotted, or notched to fit over said wire. To each end of the bar Z is attached one end of a cord or other flexible mato keep them in proper position.

The wire G, which forms the track for supporting the carrier, passes through an extension, n, attached to the cross on each post, and

is secured to an adjusting-screw, o, for regulating the tension of the wire. The extension n of each post is surmounted by a signal-bell, D, for mail service, but isdispensed with in store service.

E is a horizontal bar which passes through the cross or coupling 1), and supports a lever, 12, fulcrumed in a slot,'q, in the bar. One end of the lever p terminates in a rounded head having a short angular projection,r.for engaging with a loop, 8, on the end of the carrier, and the opposite end of the lever terminates in a curved arm, t, and from the arm 15 projecls a pin or stud, M, which extends through an aperture, 1;, in'the bent end to of the bar E and supports a spring, so, for returning and holding the projection r of the lever in position to engage with and hold the loop 8 of the carrier. p

The bar E is moved back by means of a cord, a, and returnedto its normal position for engagement with the carrier by a spring, b,which is secured to the rear end of the barand to the post. From each post projects an arm, 0, which extends rearward and is provided with a loop, d, in which is supported a wheel, e, which forms a support for the barE and a sheave for the cord to. The force or power of the springs t Iris regulated, according to the distance the carrier is to be projected, by an adj ustable. bolt, f, provided with a head, 9', against which the lower end or. arm, 75, of the lever 19 strikes for disengaging the carrier. The barE also carries an arm, h, for striking the bell D.

F is the carrier, which consists of a body, i, and a receptacle, k, for packages or cash, and is supported upon small wheels Z Z.

At each end of the body of the carrier is a plate, m, with. a slot in it for the wire 0 to pass through, and a loop, 8, for engaging with the lever 10 on the bar E. The plate m comes in contact with the barl for propelling the carrier,and also to arrest its momentum when it returns from the opposite end of the system.

The carrier forms subjectmatter of another application for Letters Patent filed herewith,

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drawn back by means of the cord a until the arm t of the lever 12 strikes against the head g of the boltf and trips the lever 12, thus disengaging the loop 8 on the carrier, when the resiliency of the springsi k, operatingupon the carrier through the medium of the bar Z and the plate at on the end of the body of the carrier, will project it across the track. Vhen the carrier reaches the opposite end of the structure,its momentum will be arrested 'bythe Springs 6 k at that end ofthe structure by the plate m at theadvancing end of the carrier striking against the bar I. The blow of the carrier against the bar Z may be cushioned and noise prevented by providing a rubber buffer upon the outer surface of each plate m.

\Vhen the device is set up for use to carry mail from a house to the street. or vice versa, the cord attached to the bar E at the house end of the line passes out to the post at the street, as shown in dotted lines, so that the mail-carrier or newsboy may bring the carrier from the house to the street and again return it to the house after having placed mail or newspapers in the carrier.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim is 1. The combination of a post,-arms projecting from each side thereof, springs supported by said arms, a cross bar connecting the springs, a horizontal bar between said arms provided with a tripping-lever, a traclgand a carrier, substantially as described.

2. The combination of a post, projecting arms and a horizontal bar supported by said post, springs attached to the forward end of said arms, a cross-bar connecting the springs, a tripping mechanism, flexible eonnectionsbetween the cross-bar and the post for arresting the resiliency of the springs, a track, and a carrier, substantially as described.

3. The combination of a post, a horizontal bar supported byand adapted to move through the post and having a right-angled projection and a slot in its front end, a tripping-lever pivoted in said slot, and a returning-spring for said lever, substantially as described.

4. The combination of a post, a horizontal barsupported by and adapted to movethrough the post, springs for projecting a carrier, a tripping-lever supported by said bar, and an adjustable bar or bolt for disengaging the tripping-lever and regulating the force of the propelling-springs. substantially as described.

5. The combination of a post, a horizontal bar, an arm carrying a combined anti-friction wheel and a sheave supporting the rear end of the bar, and a cord, and a spring for returning the bar, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN F. MUIR.

Witnesses:

S. A. TERRY, D. C. REINonL. 

